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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Neil Lancefield

North Sea crash vessel failed safety checks

A container ship which crashed in the North Sea failed steering-related safety checks (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Wire)

A container ship which crashed in the North Sea failed steering-related safety checks.

Port state control (PSC) inspection documents from July last year show Irish officials deemed Solong’s “emergency steering position communications/compass reading” was “not readable”.

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